Barrel or keg



May 1, 1923.

G. E. MITTINGER BARREL 0R KEG Filed March 29, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 e. E. MITTINGER "May 1, 1923.

BARREL OR KEG Filed March 29', 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Sum/u to:

Patented May 1, 1923.

mm- Sfr ares GEORGEYEUGENE MI'ITiNGER, OFJ-YQUNGSTOWN; OHIO? en gn on I v T0 allwhom concern."

Be it'known that 'IjGrioRen E. Mrrrmenn. a citizen of the United States, residing at ner that'theumassembled parts of'thef bar rel will staokior nestfsjo that in shipment tonnage canbe' pac'kedin a freight car'or thelikef d v w r i The object of my invention is to provide a collapsible barrel orkeg made in a plurality of sections and adapted to be readilycoL lapsed and assembled as desired. 7 7

Another obj ect of myr invention is to provide a barrel or keg ma 'd'e' in'a plurality of sections and adapted to be. collapsed'sothat the sections can belr'eadily'nested or stacked, whereby a vast amount of] space is saved in the transportation of the empty containersand'tonnage; can" be packed in a freight b t l k l 7 A further-object of my invention is to provide a 'colla'ps ible container having a novel means fo r -holdingit in assembled form. I i v A still furtherobject of my invention is to provide 'acollapsible container in vwhich the'heads are readily, securely and easily fastened upon the b'ar'rel"sections" to close them and thereby strengthens and more securely locks the barrel sections together and prevents them from collapsing.

Another and further object of my invention is to provide a container ofthis charao ter, which is cheap and simple of manufacture; highlyeffic'ient in use and having certain novel details'of' structure which will hereinafter be more fully described. l I

In the drawings: a v p I Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of a barrel constructed in accordance with my improved invention, a portion of the barrel being shown in longitudinal vertical section.

a rig;

' i stacked or "nested rlatlo I section 1 showing: the 1 barrel 'sec tio H bcli' stacked or nested relation.

stacked or nested relatioh;

' vl i id ai n's p el fls a lthough I'ihave shown and described they."

'ftioris, a will be readily"understoodfthat he the barrelrithe endsfof the ro ledpeiaqfis terminating at an outwardly rolled 'b'eadio'r,

.v fragme a is my ,improve'd bai rel j "tli Figfj 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertica'lf sectional view I the barrel head' i Flgf 4 is a'fragrnehtfarylvlew irf transverse or fasten ingm eanjjs-j' Fig. 5 is afragmentary view in front ele g 1 i vation of "a modified form, of int os d 2 8 is a fragmentary"longitudinal vertical sectional view'of thebarre'lfsectionsfin" i V he dra i gs/in" h eliewa a e represents one ofith e. barrel sections? 7 represents the other barrel section, sectionsbeingTeach of af semi-circular, in .cr sse'i n and, e en t dfi fi y pears fnfth e drawing, an'djvheii in their" assembled. position "constitute a round hollow 'll, Hi 1 barrel. jbody' asi'jbeing' composed of two se body he inadein asfinaiiyfjsections as des of'my' nventlon.

Each of the semi-circular barrel sections A s and B are provided at: their 'oppositeil ongi 1 alieds S war-tr awaa yr iar tion "9, and inwardly 'rolledj T0,, which eXte'ndthe entire;lengthoidepthbff chime at each: endolf the barrelsectibngf v thesaid chimes being"of-approximatelyU:" I shape having"'an'fiipwar dly eitendingveitig calrfsurrounding walll'lflgwllich' is tlie end These rolled porti oiis and leafs coin;

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an outward roll at its opposite edge. In as-' sembling the barrel sections the inwardly rolled edge of one barrelsection interlocks with the outwardly rolled edge of the other barrel section. These rolls are constructed in such a manner that the rolled edges of the two barrel sections A and B will slide longitudinally or in a telescoping manner, one into the other. To provide for this slid- ;ing, the ends of the rolls 9 and 10 are curved or hooked as at 13 and 14, and this construction further prevents the barrel sections from being pulled apart laterally.

I have provided the barrel heads C for closing the ends of the barrel sections A and B, and these beads ,C are composed of a bottom 15, which is slightly convex, as at 16, to strengthen it. Surrounding the bottom 15 ofthe heads are the upwardly extending sides 17, which have an upward taper or slant as shown. The upper ends of the sides 17 of the barrel heads terminate in a horizontal flange or edge 18, from which extend at a plurality of points tongues 19, of a length a little greater than the depth of the heads.

When the sections A and B of the barrel are "in their assembled position or form, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the beads C are dropped into the ends of the cylinder formed by the sections, the peripheral flange 18 resting upon the vertical end 12 and thereby supporting the head in place. To lock the heads in position to close the container, the tongues 19 are bent downwardly and inserted in the openings 21, which are provided in the upper face of the U-shaped bead or chime 11. As these tongues 19 are of alength greater than the distance from the top edge of the barrel sections to the bottom inner wall of the chimes, these tongues will curl outwardly and upon themselves, as at 22, when the ends of the tongues strike the bottom of the chimes. This curling or rolling effect of the tongues is assured by the fact that the openings 21 in the chimes are sopositioned that when the tongues are inserted through them, they will strike the outward flare of the bottom wall .of the chime and as they are forced downwardly will follow and assume the U-shape of the chime. By this construction, the heads are locked securely in the barrel in a simple, cheap and quick manner.

.. To provide means for rolling the barrel during transportation, the sections A and B of the barrel are provided with outwardly rolled ribs or beads 23 having-tapered sides 24:. These ribs or beads terminate at a point adjacent the rolled edges 9 and 10 of the barrel sections, as clearly appears at 24, and extend outwardly beyondthe sides of the barrel sections suiiiciently far to support the barrel section and the chimes 11 away from contact with the floor or ground.

So as to enable the shipment of tonnage of empty containers in freight cars, it is necessary that the sections of the containers and the heads stack or nest quite closely, otherwise the car space will be utilized before the tonnage allowance of the car is loaded.

In Fig. 8, I have shown that the sections A and B will nest or stack very nicely, the nesting being assisted by the chimes 11 and the tapered walls 2% of the beads 23.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, the nesting of the barrel heads is shown, the same nesting quite closely, due to their outwardly tapered or flared side walls 17, they will slide one into the other until the bottom of one head is quite close to that of the next head below v My improved barrel will be preferably constructed of a light weight metal, although I do not limit myself to any particular metal or material, as any suitable material can be used for the container without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings, I have shown modification of the construction used before fastening the barrel heads.

in the barrel.

In the construction shown in these figures of the drawings, the barrel sections D and E are assembled in a similar manner as previously described in regard to the other figures of the drawings, so a description of this element of the construction will not be repeated The barrel sections D and E are provided at a point adjacent their ends, with an outwardly extending flange or flare 50, which is formed by bending or rolling the material of the container upon itself as clearly appears. Extending upwardly beyond the flange 50 and forming the end of the barrel sections, is a continuation 51 of the container side walls. p 7

The heads F, used to close the barrel, are composed of a bottom 52, which is slightly convex, as shown at 53 to strengthen it. Surrounding the bottom of the head are upwardly extending sides 54 having an outward taper or slant as shown, the upper ends of the sides terminating in an outward flare or approximately U-shaped roll.55,,

from which at a plurality of points extend tongues 56.

Vhen the barrel sections A and B are in their assembled position or form, as

shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings,

the heads F are dropped into the ends of the cylinder formed by the sections, the heads being supported upon their upwardly flared upper edge 55, which'receives the end 51' of the barrel sections. To look the heads viously described relative to the barrel construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4c, inclusive.

As the shipment of tonnage of empty containers in freight cars is necessary and important, the several component parts of the barrel must stack or nest quite closely,

otherwise the car space will be utilized be-- fore the tonnage allowance of the car is loaded, as previously described. In Fig. 7 of the drawings, I'have shown,

quite clearly the nesting of the barrel heads. In this figure it appears that the heads slide one into the other until the U shaped rolled upper edge of the barrel heads rest one upon the other. Although I have not shown the barrel sections D and E stacked,

it will be readily understood that the same will stack and nest in a similar manner to the'barrel sectionsA and B, as is shown in Figure 8 of the drawing.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters' Patent is:

1. A barrel or keg or the like, compris ing a body portion having an outwardly extending flare adjacent its ends, a head having extending tongues, the tongues of the barrel heads inserted within openings provided in the upper face of the body flare portions, and the extending tongues adapted to berolled backwardly upon themselves within the body flare portions for locking the heads in place toclose the ends of the body.

2. A barrel or keg or the like, comprising a body portion having an outwardly extending flare approximately U-shaped adjacent its ends, a head for said body portion having extending tongues, the. outwardly extending flare of the body portions being provided with openings in its upper face to receive the barrel head tongues, and the tongues of the barrel adapted to be inserted through said openings and to bend backwardly upon themselves to lock the heads in place.

3. A barrel or keg or the like, comp-rise ing a. body portion having an outwardly extending flare adjacent its ends, ahead for said body portion having extending tongues,

and the tongues of the barrel heads adapted to be inserted through openings in the i said flare portion to lock them in place within the flare.

In testimony whereof I' hereunto aflix my signature.

GEORGE EUGENE MITTINGER. I 

